The Bread Beckers would like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. We usually like to send out a Christmas newsletter with holiday recipes and gift ideas. But the past few months have been crazy busy. So instead we're just going to tell you the most important news at the moment and let you see it for yourself!!
JUST WHAT YOU OUT OF TOWNERS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR:Our classes (as well as product info) are now online!- Our cameras are in and you can now watch our classes web-streamed live or watch later from our archives. We will also be adding short product demos and "infomercials" as well. If you missed the class with Chef Lars you can check it out on our website under video classes.
Upcoming Class - Live Streamed Holiday Recipe Class
Thursday December 10, 20106:30 - 9:00 pm
If you are not attending, then check it out online. You can watch it live or later. All you will miss is the food ?.
Sue will be cooking 5 Minute Creamy Alfredo in the pressure cooker, Cranberry Chicken Wraps and Soft Tortillas using the ChefPro Tortilla Maker, as well as sharing some great cookie baking tips and ideas. Her Decadant Dark Chocolate Orange Blossoms are awesome!!! She will also demonstrate the stovetop smoker and the pressure cooker and share some great gift ideas - teacher gifts, hard to buy for gifts, the great cook's gift or "anybody" gifts - most under $25.
Archived for viewingGourmet Under Pressure - Taught by Chef Lars Liebish
The Perfect Meal - Taught by Chef Lars Liebish
Herbal Tea and Accessories - product demo by Sue Becker
Check out our new line of herbal tea and teapots. The Ingenious Teapot is truly what the name implies - ingenious - you need to see it to appreciate it. We have a couple of black teas, a citrus green tea, a peachy white tea and several herbal blends that are fabulous.
Gift and Product Ideas - By Sue Becker and Ashley McCord
Ashley and I had this idea to show you some of our products that might get over looked when just listed on a price list. You may not know that we really have other great products besides grain mills and bread making supplies. This demo was intended as gift ideas, not just for Christmas - but anytime of the year, for yourself or someone else!
PS - We ALL have a new appreciation for live television personalities! It is not as easy as they make it look. So bear with us in these first few attempts - our hope is that we will get better at this as we go - but it is the thought that counts - right! ?
Also:
We are now on
Facebook - So you can stay up to date on all that is happening at the Bread Beckers. Check us out and become a friend!
We have added some Great New Products:
Herbal Teas and Tea Pots and Glass Infuser - check out the product demo on our website.
Organic Extracts - we have an assortment of great organic flavoring extracts including the standard vanilla and almond as well as orange, chocolate, coconut, hazelnut, lemon, peppermint and coffee.
Huron Juicer - great new compact but powerful juicer that is EASY to clean and easy to use - See a demo in the video with Chef Lars
Grain in Bags - Available in January - we will offer some of our grain in 50 lb bags. We of course can not guarantee bug free grain once it leaves our warehouse - so proper storage and use is important. Those of you with a mountain of empty buckets may appreciate this option. Bag options will include red, white and soft wheat in regular and organic, as well as organic spelt, kamut, rye and durum.
Sue's Top Choice Christmas Gift IdeasUnder $20Ingenuitea Teapot and a bag of tea
Item # 08910 - 16 oz
Item # 08911 - 32 oz
Under$25Kozy Neck Wrap - great stress reliever anyone would enjoy!
Item # 08707
Under $40Sweat and Easy Popcorn Popper - popular favorite but now in stainless steel
Item #08746
Under $50 Cameron Stovetop Smoker - any one who cooks at all will love this smoker - for the hard to buy for person who has everything
Item # 09001
Cloer Water Kettle - boils 7 cups of water in 5-6 minutes automatic shut off
Item # 00202
ChefPro 8" Tortilla Press
Item # 00526
Under $70 ChefPro 10" Tortilla Press
Item #00527
It has been an exciting year at the Bread Beckers and we look forward to serving you next year. We have some exciting events planned for January. We will start the year with a Getting Started Class and have plans for our first ever Health Fair, and a repeat of our 4-week Healthy Living Simplified Class. We want to help you keep those New Year's resolutions!! Look for specific dates in our next newsletter and on the events page of our website.
Again Have a Very, Merry Christmas!!!
RecipeDecadent Dark Chocolate Orange Blossoms- ¾ cup butter, softened (1 ½ sticks)
- 2/3 cups honey granules
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg white
- 2 ¼ cups soft wheat flour
- zest of 1 orange
- about 30 dark chocolate kisses or add ¾ cup "Enjoy" brand chocolate chips to the dough *see note
In a large bowl, combine butter and honey granules. Add baking powder and salt. Beat until very light and fluffy. Beat in egg white. Add flour and orange zest and beat until completely combined. If necessary cover and chill for about 30 minutes or until dough is easy to handle.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls (small cookie scoop works perfectly). Place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for about 10 minutes until edges are set and bottoms are very lightly browned.
Remove from oven and immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a wire rack. Cool completely. Makes about 30 cookies.
* though the cookies with the kiss are a prettier presentation we actually liked the taste of the cookie better with the chocolate chips in the dough - and then you have chocolate in every bite
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